Highwayman Stories

****** This book is third in the series. The Dukes Daughter is first. The Reverands Daughter by Jaidesmamasmama comes second and shares scenes with this story. This book stands alone but may contain spoilers for the first two stories. ****** Victory Sharpe has a vendetta against the King. She will do whatever it takes to rescue her brother from the gilded prison the King keeps him in and when the Marquess of Ravenwood stands in her way, she welcomes the challenge to put him in his place. William Kent, the Marquess of Ravenwood, has no choice but to answer the King's call to duty. Yet, the girl he is sent to bring in won't come easily. cover by jessmb94

Ottilie is a highwayman. Infamous among the nobility, she's never been close to getting caught. But one day, the royal captain of the guards finds her and takes her to the palace for a royal execution- luxurious compared to the deaths of her fellow thieves. But what will happen when the King interferes? Will Ottilie be pardoned? Will she be tortured, excruciatingly, leading up to a grim, more painful death? Or will she become something more...

Elaine is screaming but no one even looks up. It is the 1700's and her arranged marriage is just a carriage ride through the woods. Her carriage is stalled and held at gunpoint by the infamous group of highwaymen, the Essex gang. It's leader the mysterious Dick Turpin. Is this her kidnapping or her escape? but right now the only words that can get her stolen fortune back is 'your money or your life' (Dick Turpin was a real man, but this is not what happened to him or in his life, this is my version of his life and personality)

"The reason these men are chasing me? Well, let's just say I am a hired assassin.. My name? I have no real name. My clients seemed to call me 'The Crow' so my group took a liking to it. I was trained ever since I was young to become what people call an assassin. A thief. A bandit. A highwayman. The list goes on..." Read about Crow in this Assassin's Creed inspired story.

Marcus Thorne wears several masks in his life-playing retired pirate, Captain Hawk, is his favorite, but if his secret is discovered, he could die. Captivated by his enemy's daughter, Marcus kidnaps her, but in turn, she captures his heart... until he discovers Isabelle is one of Napoleon's spies with the power to endanger his life and the lives of his friends. After her release, Isabelle can't stop thinking about her masked abductor and how he'd stolen her heart before ridding her of his presence. Betrothed to a man who strangely reminds her of the man whose kisses set her ablaze, she marries him, only to discover he's not who he seemed to be and is withholding secrets. But then, so is she. Content warning: This story contains a mild amount of violence and kidnapping... along with plenty of falling in love.

The year: 1898. Izuku Midoriya, in response to the last request from a deceased father he never knew, attempts to rectify the mistakes of his ancestor and becomes the Lord of a land that has just about given up hope. Gathering allies and mercenaries, they attempt to purge the evil now rooted within the land. For is it not said that when things are at their darkest, heroes will rise?

The ghosts of Moningsbury love causing trouble. Especially when the big mansion, Highhill House, is up for sale. Keeping them in check is The Mist, a mysterious figure who protects the villagers. When one of the ghosts discover that The Mist isn't dead like they are, he has his work cut out. Suzan Lumpton is new to Moningsbury. Employed as a gardener at Highhill House, she realizes she can see the dead. And when she finds out the house is being sold, she will do anything she can to keep her job.

Another batch of Malefactors, mostly Pirates and Highwaymen

The wind was a torrent of darkness among the gusty trees. The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas. The road was a ribbon of moonlight over the purple moor, And the highwayman came riding- Riding- riding- The highwayman came riding, up to the old inn-door. The story of the doomed love between a thieving highwayman, and an innkeepers daughter. Inspired and based on the poem The Highwayman by Alfred Noyes.

A short novel set in Victorian London about the relationships between Nathaniel Blackwood and principle women characters; Serena, Emma, Lucy and Eliza. Nathaniel is outwardly charismatic, but inwardly manipulative, exploiting his relationships for his own gain.

On a winters night, a tragedy befalls two young lovers, and they leave behind a daughter who must grow up on he own in a world where orphans are not treated well. Then, on the fifteenth anniversary of her parent's death, young Loreena runs into a peculiar man in the marketplace, and he takes her away to a city in the sky when she accidentally conjures fire. There she learns that she has met a prince, his name is Loki, and her father was Tyr, god of war, who had gone missing. In this city, called "Asgard", she learns to love and be loved, and becomes best friends with the younger prince. LokiXOC

A baby? On a battlefield? Marcus is a clerk in the Imperial army. When he finds an abandoned baby on a battlefield, he has no idea what to do with her. His best friend is no help; he thinks Marcus is a sucker for taking the kid in. The slave who ends up babysitting the child is no better; she thinks Marcus has ulterior motives - bad ones. Not only that, but two mysterious female assassins appear on the scene. Whether they intend to harm the baby or protect her, Marcus isn't sure. It doesn't help that the assassins have magical cloaks that allow them to turn into birds at any time. Marcus and his friends soon find themselves caught up in things they doesn't understand: the child has some connection to an ancient prophecy, one that could have implications for fate of the Empire itself.

Highwayman's Lament A Poem This is based upon an incident several hundred years ago, based on my namesake, a distant skeleton in our family closet. Though obviously not to my parents😊 Took place along the winding road and its famous bridges, called Abbot's Chase

Time Carriages are strictly forbidden. They are dangerous, unstable, and cultivate in severe mishandling of time travelling. Shut down for good by the Time Lords, a planet has reopened a large network across the universe. The callous, war-like race the Oripiccini have been able to spread their armies across the galaxy for their evil conquest and subjugation of other life forms for the greater good of their war effort. They have indeed been assisted by a villainous Time Lord, a meddler who has already had previous battles against the Doctor... Leaving from Nerva Beacon to return to Earth, the TARDIS passes through an active Time Carriage and trace the source of the controlled operations of unauthorised pathways through time and space. Another group has arrived on the planet in order to stop the foolish experiments with Time Carriages, bitter enemies of the Oripicinni sworn on justice for the crimes they have committed. Will the Doctor and his friends all be able to work together and prevent the catastrophies to the fabrics of the universe of time before the cosmos falls into the hands of the Oripiccini? Based on the original BBC TV series. A CaptainThunderWho Century 22 Production.